Reviews and awards
Reviews
2010
Featured reviews for Photoshop Lightroom 3
"Lightroom 3 is reworked from the ground up to create a fast, proficient and generally awesome photo editing experience."
WIRED, Scott Gilbertson, June 10, 2010
"If you're the sort of person that skips to the end of a review to read the verdict before you do anything else, then you'll be pleased to learn that Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 is a very good piece of software."
Digital Photography Review, Barnaby Britton, July 23, 2010
"As it did last year, Lightroom 3 outpaces Apple Inc.'s Aperture on a couple of points, as well as in the cross-platform race."
The Washington Times, Mark A. Kellner, August 10,2010
"It's a no-brainer for Lightroom 2 users thinking of upgrading…."
Mac|Life, Rod Lawton, September 2010
"…Lightroom's beefier editing tools offer more flexibility [than Aperture 3] for pro photographers and advanced hobbyists."
Mac|Life, Rod Lawton, September 2010
"With Lightroom 3, it's more tools in the toolbox, better performance overall along with a noticeable bump in speed, and a more sensible interface…."
Photo District News, Dan Havlik, August 2010
"…Lightroom 3 certainly offers enough compelling reasons to check it out."
Photo District News, Dan Havlik, August 2010
"The best photo management, RAW processing and workflow software Adobe Lightroom recently got a significant upgrade with the release of version 3.0."
McClatchy Tribune, Gregg Ellman, September 22, 2010
"Powerful and easy to use, this is probably the best cross-platform photography management software out there..."
CrunchGear, Devin Coldewey, October 15, 2010
"Their processing engine, presets, and the versatility of the tools they provide within the program, all make for an excellent photography tool... ."
CrunchGear, Devin Coldewey, October 15, 2010
"…the new and updated features are significant enough to make this a very compelling upgrade."
Ars Technica, Dave Girard, June 22, 2010
"Few but significant updates make this a worthy upgrade."
Ars Technica, Dave Girard, June 22, 2010
"…This is probably the most significant update since the program's introduction just over three years ago…"
MacDirectory, Ric Getter, June 8, 2010
"Should You Upgrade? This is one case where the answer is an absolute no-brainer. Even if you're infatuated with Aperture, you really should take a look at this release."
MacDirectory, Ric Getter, June 8, 2010
"While Lightroom 2 is a popular option for many, the latest release of Version 3 adds some new features that improve the overall workflow and quality of output."
Shutterbug, Jon Canfield, November 2010
"At $299 or $99 for an upgrade from previous releases, Lightroom 3 is an excellent value."
Shutterbug, Jon Canfield, November 2010
"The final release includes a few goodies that weren't in the public beta releases and performance took a big jump in the final release. Importing is now much faster and the increased flexibility makes my day-to-day work easier. ."
Shutterbug, Jon Canfield, November 2010
"Once you get used to using a tool like Adobe Lightroom 3, you'll be amazed how quickly you can organize and process a mountain of still images."
DV Magazine, Oliver Peters, July 22, 2010
"A superb Adobe image correction toolset makes this a first choice over Photoshop when workflow, rather than design and effects, are the most important factor."
DV Magazine, Oliver Peters, July 22, 2010
"Better, stronger, faster' sums up Lightroom 3 perfectly."
About.com (Photography), Liz Masoner, June 2010
"It's obvious that Adobe has gone to great lengths to meet the digital darkroom needs of photographers with Lightroom."
About.com , Sue Chastain, November 2010
"If you're serious about your images, you should seriously consider Lightroom 3 as your go to application."
About.com (Macs), Tom Nelson, June 2010
"Lightroom 3 is a winner. Its new image processing engine alone is a reason to upgrade."
About.com (Macs), Tom Nelson, June 2010
"Lightroom 3 is an extremely powerful program that runs faster and puts even more control into the hands of the photographer."
About.com (Photography), Liz Masoner, June 2010
"Adobe's attention to detail in the photographer's workflow makes Lightroom 3 one of the best applications for both professional and amateur photographers to have on their Macs. ."
About.com (Macs), Tom Nelson, June 2010
"…beneath the surface, there are enough changes and improvements to features and workflow to warrant the $99 upgrade price."
AfterCapture, Stan Sholik, August 2010
"Adobe has improved on its strengths, such as speed of import and RAW processing, and has added new features that are useful to a wide range of users."
AfterCapture, Stan Sholik, August 2010
"For me, the File Import and video improvements alone have made digital photo management a more enjoyable experience. ."
Designorati, Jeremy Schultz , June 8, 2010
"I'm honestly at a loss for words to describe how impressed I am with Lightroom 3."
DigitalCameraReview.com, Jerry Jackson, June 25, 2010
"Quite simply Lightroom 3 represents the single most significant advancement in photographic noise reduction I’ve ever seen. I'm *blown* away."
Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection, Thomas Hawk, June 7, 2010
"All and all I'm extremely impressed with this version of Lightroom 3. It is by far the best tool that I know of today to process your photos."
Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection, Thomas Hawk, June 7,2010
"Few but significant updates make this a worthy upgrade."
Photo.net, Theano Nikitas, July 2010
"With Lightroom 3, Adobe has taken its popular workflow application to the next level, with more than enough updates to make this a must-have update or first-time purchase."
Photo.net, Theano Nikitas, July 2010
"Adobe deserves props not only for listening to their users in the public Beta program but for developing another version of a great, all-around workflow tool."
Photo.net, Theano Nikitas, July 2010
"Not just another upgrade, this version of Lightroom breaks new ground, and even brings new life to old images."
Professional Photographer, Ellis Vener , November 2010
"Since its first release, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom has set the standard for digital photography postproduction. Its simple and intuitive interface combined with its fast performance and wonderful options makes it a trend setting program."
MicroFilmmaker Magazine, Justin Pugh , September 1, 2010
"One of Lightroom's main strengths has been its ease of us."
MicroFilmmaker Magazine, Justin Pugh , September 1, 2010
"Lightroom 3 will provide the organization and the creative options needed for achieving your vision."
MicroFilmmaker Magazine, Justin Pugh , September 1, 2010
"This product stands head and shoulders above the competition in an increasingly crowded sector."
Bright Hub, Jonathan Wylie, July 5, 2010
"It is a great choice for professionals and advanced amateurs who are looking to for the best way to improve their digital workflow, and it has an appropriate learning curve for those who are new to this series of editors. In short, it may be all you ever need."
Bright Hub, Jonathan Wylie, July 5, 2010
"The noise reduction, improved sharpness, improved performance, Publish Services feature, Lens Correction, Perspective Correction tools, and new Watermarking utilities alone make it worth the $99 upgrade."
Cameratown, Ron Risman, September 2010
"In a world where time is money, you'll find that you can save tons of time editing your images in Lightroom compared to most any prior method."
Cameratown, Ron Risman, September 2010
"Without hesitation, Lightroom 3.0 (and now 3.2) is a must-have update if you are considering moving up from Lightroom 2.x."
Cameratown, Ron Risman, September 2010
"Have you ever had one of those, 'game changer moments' when you sat in front of something and just said out loud or to yourself, 'Oh My God'? The first time I sat down in front of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 (LR3), was one of those moments for me."
MyMac.com, Mark Rudd , July 1,2010
"To date, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3, IMO, is the best all-around content management and editing application for photographers."
MyMac.com, Mark Rudd , July 1,2010
"There are plenty of professional photo editing applications on the market, yet Adobe Lightroom 3 maintains the best balance of powerful features with a simple interface."
Epoch Times, Joshua Philipp, january 10, 2011
"In light of the competition, Lightroom 3 remains my personal choice in professional photo editing applications."
Epoch Times, Joshua Philipp, June 20, 2010
"This is an application I couldn't live without and I am excited to see it evolve."
Adorama, Diane Miller, July 16,2010
"Lightroom 3 does exactly what it says it can do and it now does it even better."
Applelinks, Gary Coyne, September 23, 2010
"Overall, Lightroom 3 is a seriously powerful tool for photographers."
Appletell, Jake Gaecke, July 26,2010
"The amount and effectiveness of the tools available truly make it possible for you to transform images that may have previously been labeled as garbage into very usable—if not amazing—images."
Appletell, Jake Gaecke, July 26,2010
"Adobe's Lightroom 3 is a significant upgrade from the most recent version, Lightroom 2, and one worth considering, particularly if you are already a Lightroom user."
Computing Unplugged, Scott Koegler, October 2010
"At $299, or $99 for upgrades from previous releases, Lightroom 3 is an excellent value."
Photography Blog, Jon Canfield, June 15, 2010
"The final release includes a few goodies that weren't in the public beta releases, and performance took a big jump in the final release."
Photography Blog, Jon Canfield, June 15, 2010
"In this 3rd incarnation there have been several improvements and added features."
Kenstone.net, Steve Douglas , January 17, 2011
"While newer versions of software usually improve upon the previous versions, Lightroom 3 appears to just about do it all."
Kenstone.net, Steve Douglas , January 17, 2011
"There is certainly room for Lightroom in any photographer’s toolkit."
Software Latest, Chris Watts, August 5, 2010
"The speed enhancements are worth the upgrade alone."
Software Latest, Chris Watts, August 5, 2010
"What Lightroom 3 provides is an environment for photographers to: organize, process and output their photography and to do this in an integrated, simple and robust environment and to do so without fuss.."
Software Latest, Grant Mundell, November 11, 2010
"Lightroom 3 is a worthwhile upgrade for anyone using a previous version of the software; it adds many new and powerful tools for a digital photographer to leverage. At a cost of under a hundred dollars for the upgrade, it's worth every penny."
Digital Home Thoughts, Jason Dunn, November 2010
"If you already own Lightroom on either platform, the upgrade to version 3's also a no-brainer."
TechRevu, David Em, December 28, 2010
"Lightroom 3's overall implementation is excellent."
TechRevu, David Em, December 28, 2010
"I can't even begin to imagine thinking about digital photography without Lightroom."
TechByter Worldwide, Bill Blinn, October 3, 2010
"Serious amateurs will be delighted but professional photographers will immediately realize that Lightroom 3 is what they've been wishing for."
TechByter Worldwide, Bill Blinn, October 3, 2010
"Applications such as this make me wish that I had a rating scale that ended at 10 or 100 or 1000 because Lightroom would earn the highest possible rating regardless of the top number."
TechByter Worldwide, Bill Blinn, October 3, 2010
"I think it's a great upgrade. If you have Lightroom 1 or 2, I say upgrade. It's well worth it.… I don't think for workflow, Lightroom could be beat."
PC-Review Online, Robert Barnett, July 26, 2010
"Overall, this is a powerful but intuitive program for photographers at any level… It's time-saving, logical, and well worth the $300 price tag."
Bonnie Bruno Photography, Bonnie Bruno, November 9, 2010
2009
Featured reviews for Photoshop Lightroom 2
"Lightroom 2.0 is great; it’s so major an upgrade from the previous version that it almost requites a different mindset."
PHOTO Techniques, Paul Schranz, November/December 2008 issue
"Photoshop Lightroom 2 is designed to make it easy to sort, manipulate, and store thousands of images. The program features a completely different workflow and interface from the familiar Creative Suite 4 (CS4), but it works nicely and feels natural. It's very easy to get up to speed with the program in just a few minutes."
Digital Content Producer, Franklin McMahon, January 1, 2009
"If you're dealing with merely several hundred images, or your creative projects involve photography only on occasion, the Bridge CS4 program that comes bundled with the new version of Photoshop might be robust enough... If you are looking for more features or you have a mountain of images to track, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 is a professional tool that's up to the task."
Digital Content Producer, Franklin McMahon, January 1, 2009
"Lightroom's obviously been crafted by folks who actually shoot and develop photographs. The result is a program that works the way photographers think, not the way programmers interpret how photographers think."
TechRevu, David Em, October 13, 2008
"’Sweet, sweet, sweet’ is an excellent three word description of Adobe's latest release of Lightroom. I get excited by just thinking of working in version 2. It's all I could ask for and then some."
Designer Today, Allen Harkleroad, September 3, 2008
"Developing digital photos in Lightroom is an absolute dream"
Designer Today, Allen Harkleroad, September 3, 2008
"All in all Adobe Lightroom 2 is a must have for any digital photographer. I'm loving Lightroom and once you have used it, you will too. From start to finish Lightroom 2 is the clear winner in digital photography creativity, production and presentation"
Designer Today, Allen Harkleroad, September 3, 2008
"For high-productivity photographers, Lightroom 2 is a fantastic application. Import, process, keyword, display and output all in one program."
San Antonio Express-News, Paul Vaughn, September 9, 2008
"Frankly, we think the ability to map external storage devices alone is well worth the price of the upgrade but there are plenty of other new capabilities and enhancements to justify the move to version 2.0 for current users. And newcomers to the concept of a standalone workflow application that incorporates organizational and search tools, image adjustments, print, slideshow, and web capabilities will find that Lightroom 2.0 is an excellent addition to their digital photography toolbox."
PC How-To Guide Digital Photography Buyer's Guide, Theano Nikitas, Issue #54
"With new features and enhancements touching every module in Lightroom 2.0, it doesn’t take long to realize you’ll be working faster and more efficiently with this update. If you haven’t tried lightroom yet, you should; if you’re a Lightroom 1.x user, the upgrade is a no-brainer. We love it."
PC How-To Guide Digital Photography Buyer's Guide, Theano Nikitas, Issue #54
"Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 is perfect for any type of photographer, and as I mentioned a couple of times, can be used by itself with the tools and options available, or with Photoshop."
Digital Media Net, Heath McKnight, December 1, 2008
"Lightroom 2 definitely lived up to all of my expectations. It's easy to see that this program would be extremely popular with anyone working in the art or ad industry, or someone who does batch work with photos. The program allows for very controlled editing and is remarkably easy to use."
Gadgetell, Jodie Andrefski, October 10, 2008
"Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 is the perfect workflow program for digital photographers. This is the newest version of Lightroom, and without a doubt, the best program of its kind you will find."
DoubleExposure.com, Paul W. Faust, November 10, 2008
"Lightroom 2.0 is THE choice for anyone who wants more control, professional tools and results, direct RAW to DNG export, output sharpening, the ability to quickly and easily compare photographs in a ‘light table’ style format, and a program that acts as a great front-end to Photoshop CS3."
Cameratown.com, Ron Risman, September 1, 2008
"Unlike most products in this world, Lightroom is an amalgam of what we all wanted. This is why photographers love it so much."
KenRockwell.com, Ken Rockwell, September 4, 2008
"From what I can see, Lightroom 2 is the world's first single piece of software that could be the only piece of photo software a moderately serious photographer might ever need."
KenRockwell.com, Ken Rockwell, September 4, 2008
"For photo-editing, I've been a full Photoshop user since the mid-1990s. Now, with Lightroom 2's ability to do local corrections, it's probably all that even serious photographers need. For most photographers, Lightroom 2 is probably better than Photoshop CS3 because most photographers are more likely to be able to figure out the adjustments in Lightroom 2."
KenRockwell.com, Ken Rockwell, September 4, 2008
"Whether you are an amateur photographer or a money-making pro, Adobe Lightroom 2 is, by far, the best solution for a solid, organized, fast and efficient workflow. From managing a modest collection of photographs for the causal point and shooter, to larger collections of advanced amateurs, or the extensive collections of long-time photographers with tens of thousands of photographs, Adobe Lightroom 2 makes managing, editing, and exporting photographs a real joy. Finally, a tool designed for a photographer that actually delivers is here."
Xtreme Camera, Julia Barnes, August 29, 2008
"There is much to love about Adobe Lightroom 2. From its new features over Lightroom v1.1.4 to all the excellent and powerful ways to edit and output your photographs, there is no better application, or a more important application, to photographers shooting digitally than Adobe Lightroom 2."
Xtreme Camera, Julia Barnes, August 29, 2008
"I am very impressed by this latest release of Lightroom 2.0. This program is a joy to use for workflow, tagging, and photographic organization. Adobe has thought of almost everything that both amateur photographers and professionals could wish for, and its speed is now so much improved, being far less system dependant."
Renderosity, Daniel O'Byrne, October 13, 2008
"Adobe Lightroom 2 is a very powerful tool for cataloging, viewing and managing photos. If you use either Photoshop or Elements and work with photos on a daily basis this is a must have tool."
funkyfresh, Rick Spence, November 29, 2008
"Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 addresses a fundamental and critical need in the field of professional digital photography: controlling workflow in order to efficiently and methodically capture, process, and output large numbers of images."
The Kleper Report on Digital Publishing, Michael Kleper, July/August 2008 issue
"Although professional digital photographers do not necessarily follow a strict workflow path, Lightroom 2 provides the flexibility that supports most of the workflow variations that usually follow a shoot."
The Kleper Report on Digital Publishing, Michael Kleper, July/August 2008 issue
Awards
Featured awards for Photoshop Lightroom 3
WIRED - 8 out of 10 rating
June 10, 2010
Digital Photography Review - Gold Award
July 23, 2010
Mac|Life - 4 out of 5 "Great" rating
September 2010
About.com (Photography) - 5 out of 5 rating
June 2010
About.com (Graphics Software) - 4.5 out of 5 rating
'November 2010
About.com (Macs) - 4 out of 5 rating
June 2010
Associated Content - 90 out of 100 rating
September 21, 2010
DV Magazine - 4 out of 5 rating
July 22, 2010
MicroFilmmaker Magazine - 9 out of 10 rating
August 1, 2010
MicroFilmmaker Magazine - Award of Superiority
August 1, 2010
Bright Hub - 5 out of 5 rating
June 5, 2010
Bright Hub - Approved by Bright Hub Award
June 5, 2010
Epoch Times - Editors' Choice Award
January 1, 2011
Epoch Times - 5 out of 5 rating
June 20, 2010
Applelinks - 5 out of 5 rating
September 23, 2010
MyMac.com - 9 out of 10 rating
July 1, 2010
Appletell - 4 out of 5 rating
July 26, 2010
Software Latest - 5 out of 5 rating
November 11, 2010
Software Latest - 4.5 out of 5 rating
August 5, 2010
Computing Unplugged - 5 out of 5 rating
'October 2010
Photography Blog - 4.5 out of 5 "Highly Recommended" rating
June 15, 2010
TechByter Worldwide - 5 out of 5 rating
October 3, 2010
Zoom Street Magazine -Best Product 2010 Award
November 2010
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